Over Half-Century Medical Book Offered Free
The notice claims Humphreys' Specifics have served the public with natinfaction for over 80 years and a medical book is sent free to readers.
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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
2
The notice claims Humphreys' Specifics have served the public with natinfaction for over 80 years and a medical book is sent free to readers.
A wealthy young woman escorts a workman after a near-miss at a drawbridge. She offers aid to a poor family and plans charity work with the man, who reveals himself as a philanthropist posing as Reeves. He explains he knows her from dinner and aims to join forces in aid efforts.
A historical note recounts Charles Landseer’s painting The Eve of the Battle of Edge Hall with an added spaniel by Sir Edwin Landseer that was later removed by a dealer. The tale ends with Christie's sale and a rebuke from the master about the dog’s fate. Also included are short quips and a joke about a patient and physician.
Earl B. Smith of Somerton recalls a primitive southern Arizona ranch night when a quilt and pillow were placed on a 20 foot alfalfa stack to make a bed. He says two yearling mule colts watched from the edge as an angelic scene ensued and a ranch hand quipped that only a mule would mistake a lawyer for an angel.
In a busy Sunday night scene on a Mount Vernon New York subway, a sturdy foreign-born man held a baby for his wife as the crowded car filled. He gave up his seat to the tired pair, then handed the infant to his wife, illustrating quiet courtesy on the ride to New York.
The piece reflects on Boabdil the last Moorish king who surrendered Granada to Ferdinand and Isabella. It contrasts his failure with his brave forebears Abdur Rahman Almanzor and Al Ahmar and laments how readers remember Boabdil rather than great Moorish figures.
A writer argues that corruption in Morocco stems from underpaid Moorish officials who can be arbitrarily jailed by rulers. He claims officials prey on subordinates while exploiting peasants, and notes degradation of Moorish women as part of the moral decline.
The piece recounts old Scottish beliefs around brewing beer. It notes witches in mash, witches warded by galt and athle dry malt, and the housewife tossing live coals into the vat to thwart fairies. Salt in brewing is said to temper fermentations rather than serve as a protective charm.
A photographer speaks about investigations that remind him of photography, noting clear cut results are rare as many exposures fail to develop. The dialogue contrasts precision with frequent wasted shots and incomplete outcomes.
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